Well ther is no specific way to clear squid cache.. What i do is change the name of the squid cache directory and then give new directory in squid.conf and delete the old one.. then initialize new one from -z directive

Oh yes, ur method right when i forget to use the -z option how come it's still able to run? Will this mean that the cache will be still be done on previous cache directory if i don't delete the previous directory?

Have u ever tried to control bandwidth per user basis on squid? Just like cbq did to control the bandwidth of internet bandwidth in a LAN?

oh. abt cache initialization.. well when we use -z , it simply create directory and subdirectory according to algo.. and that is a script built in squid . so if u put null charractoin in swap.stat then u have just deleted all the cache record and to squid it is empty, but as the squid cache directories are already there then no need of -z . all current cache data get lost when squid check the cache.. and when it sees that swap.stat has nothing then it empty all directories os deleting current cache .. Hope i am clear

I have been having a problem for some time now and have not found a resolution for it anywhere. My squid is working great with content filtering but it will not cache any of the web sites visited. I have checked over and over the config file and all looks good from what I see. I have also designated a user and group in the config file and ensured that the same info was in the directory permissions for the cache folder and the log folder. I have stopped and restarted the cache and no change. I check the swap.state file and even after days have passed it is still empty as well are the folders in the cache folder. Where am I going wrong? Please Help!!!!

I have initilized the directory with the squid -z function. It builds all the directories and everything looks like is is normal. When I start squid the program acts like it is running like it should but I never see any files appear the the directories. The swap.state file also stays empty. Nothing is ever saved in the cache directory. I also do not see any speed increase after using squid as the users are getting the web site as fast as the T1 can give it. If the site was cached you should see a speed increase when you go back to the same site. I will post the last few lines soon.